1.Some architecture that I think is just really bad is my high school. It's architects failed. Epically. Basically the designer thought that it was a good idea to use the same design principles on my school as they would use on a prison. There were no windows! The building was designed so that over 50% of the classrooms had no contact with the outside world. Great for keeping in prisoners or protecting people from tornadoes, but not great for a good learning environment. The school's design gives its inhabitants the sense of being trapped. The halls where in a square shape and as a result were very disorienting. Y0u could walk around for ever without really finding what you were looking for.
2. Hicks Center is a really well designed building. It has a lot of visceral appeal in the form of its big windows and cool structures and functions well behaviorally, compartmentalizing the different areas to different floors. One thing I don't love is how the stairs are laid out, not being about to climb to the next level on both sides of the building.
3. The biggest problem with the design process is the lack of communication between the builder, designer and commissioner. For a design to be successful these 3 groups of people all have to be on the same page about how the project is going, and how it should look vs. how it can look.
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